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[PrijoMoj]

I was wondering is switching monkeys really necessarily i now for making babies is but for overall exploring should you play with one monkey or more

[Lady Tiamat]

How ever you want. If you take damage on one Ape switch to another so it doesn't die and cost you years when you evolve.

[Joonyah]

I've gotten into a pattern of starting off a new generation by having 2 kids, then playing with that mother/kids combo. When she wears out/takes damage etc I switch to a new adult female, have kids and repeat the process. This works well for me as I always have a fresh strong adult with 2 babies on board.

[Lady Tiamat]

I breed all my females so I always have 6 babies just in case I loose a female. :P

[Lady Tiamat]

Also I heard that you level up Neurons quicker the more babies are around.

[Bubba Fett]

Originally posted by Lady Tiamat:

How ever you want. If you take damage on one Ape switch to another so it doesn't die and cost you years when you evolve.

Unless the damage you took caused bleeding. If left untreated, the ape will bleed out and die.

The main ways you damage apes is untreated bleeding or ignoring the green circle. Not eating, drinking, or sleeping enough will cause the green circle to shrink. Think of the green circle as energy. Running or climbing will deplete it, but if you stop and rest for a few seconds it will refill. Then it will start to use the yellow circle. Think of this as your maximum stamina. This will start to shrink if the green circle is depleted. You'll move slower while in the yellow circle and if you shrink it, it will shrink the size that the green circle can recover to by stopping to rest. If you eat, drink, and sleep enough your maximum stamina will go up and the green circle can fill it.
If you use up all of the yellow circle, you'll start eating into the red circle. This is your total amount of life. When it shrinks, it will never recover with that ape and it limits the size of the yellow and green circles. Bleeding will slowly decrease the size of the red circle as will some severe injuries if left untreated. If the red circle completly disappears, the ape will die.

In other words, the size of the red circle limits the size of the yellow and green circles. The yellow circle limits the size of the green circle, and The green circle limits how much you can run, climb, or craft at once without stopping to rest or damaging your ape.


In answer to the original question, when exploring, you can use a single strong ape in good shape, or you can use an elder that's somewhat expendable, or you can travel in a group.
A group has a better chance of intimidating threats, but takes more effort to keep everyone healthy. (the stragglers tend to get attacked and injured)

A healthy adult with 1 or 2 children riding piggyback, lets you earn lots of neuronal energy and has more chance of getting home healthy due to the larger life circle. It's more of a risk if they die though and somebody's got to go get the babies. I tend to use females that have already had 2 babies for that. Females are limited to 2 kids so if they die with the kids, their mate can breed with a new female to replace the kids. If their mate dies with the kids, she's just taking up a spot in the clan that could be filled by a fertile female.

An elder can be better for exploring since they don't feel fear in new areas and it's not much of a loss if they die. However they have a much smaller life circle than an adult. When I use an elder I don't send a baby with them and consider it a suicide mission that they might come back from if they're lucky.

[Lady Tiamat]

Originally posted by Bubba Fett:

Originally posted by Lady Tiamat:

How ever you want. If you take damage on one Ape switch to another so it doesn't die and cost you years when you evolve.

Unless the damage you took caused bleeding. If left untreated, the ape will bleed out and die.

An elder can be better for exploring since they don't feel fear in new areas and it's not much of a loss if they die.

That's true, always make sure none of your Apes are bleeding as they will bleed out and die when you sleep.

Any death that is not caused by a new Generation takes years off from your next Evolution.

When you have a new Generation you can find the bones of your Elders, and get a boost to your Neuron Energy to help you quickly learn new skills you couldn't reinforce when you had you new Generation.

[Magnus Aurelius, Bright Lord]

The more people with you, the more you evolve quicker. You evolve much quicker with the whole tribe while exploring.

[MystiqMagpie]

At minimum I take 3 adults and 6 kids with me wherever I go. As that's how you get neurons. But I typically only play one ape unless I'm in a really harsh biome where they have so little energy left you need to switch. It seems like the needs of the apes around you don't lose hunger or thirst as quickly as you.
Also, always check your clan members for bleeding before bedding down. Ideally protect them from bleeding before going out. Waaay easier to deal with.

[M@xxxor]

Switch beetween apes is a good idea so you are less exhausted and you can carry some stuff, stones, sticks, coconuts, etc....